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Project narrative
On May 16, 2022, financial close was reached on a deal in which a syndicate of 21 banks — including the New York Branch of the Bank of China (BOC) and the New York Branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) — entered into a $2,000,000,000 USD syndicated loan agreement with CVS Health Corporation — a U.S.-based retail pharmacy and healthcare company — for general corporate purposes. The maturity of the loan was five years and the interest rate was SOFR plus an applicable margin. The proceeds were used by the borrower for general corporate purposes, providing CVS Health Corporation with liquidity for refinancing existing obligations, funding working capital requirements, and supporting overall corporate activities. In addition to BOC (Record ID#108078) and ICBC (Record ID#108079), the following lenders also contributed to the RCF: Bank of America, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Citibank, N.A., Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada, Truist Bank, U.S. Bank National Association, Fifth Third Bank, National Association, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., PNC Bank, National Association, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, The Bank of New York Mellon, KeyBank National Association, and TD Bank, N.A.
Staff comments
1. The original loan agreement text can be accessed at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/64803/000006480322000029/a06302022ex101.htm The dropbox link is available via: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3t25t3k33gpcv3zz89k4r/Source_ID_218159.pdf?rlkey=5mcz5hppsroz9d6bfgbaf6qal&st=vlepdcc9&dl=0 2. CVS Health Corporation is an American healthcare company headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. It owns CVS Pharmacy, one of the largest pharmacy chains in the U.S., and operates health insurance services through Aetna, pharmacy benefit managers, and retail clinics. 3. AidData estimates the interest rate by adding the 6-month average SOFR rate in May 2022 and an applicable margin based on credit ratings (BBB rating or 1.025% margin). 4. The individual contributions of the 21 lenders to this $2,000,000,000 USD syndicated loan are unknown. For the time being, AidData has estimated the contributions of Bank of China and ICBC by assuming that each lender contributed an equal amount ($95,238,095.24 USD) to the loan syndicate.